The Reds have $71 million committed to their 2013 roster already, without arbitration cases taken into account.

They have seven players eligible for arbitration, which will likely push their payroll to around $85 million.

An insider said that the team's Opening Day payroll will likely begin with an eight, but they have been adding about $5 million per year as of late. That would cap them out at around $92 million after a figure of $87 million was spent in 2012.

That would make it difficult for Cincinnati to be a player on the free agent market other than to re-sign Ryan Ludwick.